Fontenette scores 23 points in Texas' 112-53 win

AUSTIN, Texas 
Ashleigh Fontenette scored 23 points to lead No. 17 Texas to a 112-53 victory over Northwestern State on Tuesday night.

Chassidy Fussell and Kathleen Nash each had 21 points, and reserve Chelsea Bass added 18 for Texas (2-0) in the lopsided effort.

The Longhorns jumped out to an insurmountable 16-2 lead. Northwestern State (2-1) struggled to score against Texas' defense that had 18 steals, 12 blocks and forced 29 turnovers. Texas continued its sharp-shooting, making 36 of 67 shots from the floor, including 11 of 22 from 3-point range.

Kottia White had 12 points for Northwestern State and Trudy Armstead added nine.